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WAYNE SMITH General Manager, Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs Originally published Jan. 9, 2023 Smith is the sixth general manager in Oaklawn's 115-year history. He has worked for [...]

The role of Ho Hung-sun or Stanley Ho in the economic development of Macau is described. The causes of United States government's portrayal of Stanley Ho as an organized crime associate are discussed.

Perhaps the wet, mucky, soggy, rain-filled day that was the backdrop for the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority's (SIGA's) sod-turning ceremonies on June 2 at Whitecap Dakota First Nation was more [...]

The successful ventures of businessman Sheldon Adelson and its substantial returns have made him one of the richest men in America, and he is showing no signs of stopping anytime soon. The various enterprises Adelson has founded and managed are featured and include the Comdex trade show and the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.

Harrah's retention program covers its casinos across the U.S. Casino owners, by and large, are developers or operators, not direct marketers. Developers build mini-replicas of New York City and hope [...]

Crown Casino Chmn Lloyd Williams attempted a management rights buyback in Nov 1997 to decrease the casino's debt/equity ratio to an acceptable limit set by the Victoria Casino and Gaming Authority. Williams has decreased $120 million in costs by early 1998 through employee reduction. Some industry analysts believe a replacement for Williams could bode well for Crown Casino.

LYLE BERMAN ACTS QUICKLY TO SAVE STRATOSPHERE - AND HIS REPUTATION Lyle Berman and Robert Stupak spent much of 1995 and the first four months of 1996 convincing skeptics that [...]

New theme-park-style resort-casinos have dramatically changed Las Vegas, NV, since 1993. The MGM Grand Hotel, the biggest new-style property, features an amusement park and a City of Oz replica. Several of the new properties' restaurant operations are described. The MGM Grand features high-recognition restaurateurs such as Wolfgang Puck and Mark Miller., LAS VEGAS HAS UNDERGONE A startling transformation since 1993, with the development of new theme-park-type casino resort properties, designed to attract families looking for three-to-four-day, drive-to vacations. The biggest of [...]

Atlantic City, NJ's casinos continue to attract gamblers more than tourists. Trump Plaza food and beverage chief Mike Mellon said that the city will probably not see the development of Las Vegas, NV-style themed casino-resorts. Atlantic City's casinos are, however, featuring brand-name and themed restaurants such as Hooters, Hard Rock Cafe, and California Pizza Kitchen., ATLANTIC CITY REMAINS A very different market from Las Vegas, largely due to geography. Just a day trip away from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., Atlantic City attracts [...]

Prince George's County, MD, is home to several casinos which cater to poker fanatics in the Washington, DC-area. A writer narrates his experiences during a nightlong gambling spree.

Grand Casinos faces a new era - and longer odds Forget Las Vegas. The hottest casino in America is in Kinder, Louisiana. Securities analyst James J. Murren of C. J. [...]

The impact of casino fever among Native Americans is briefly recounted. Often white casino managers reap more gains than the people on the reservations. The struggles of the traditionalists are discussed as well as Canada's fight against the gambling and the counter fight by the pro-casino factions.

Chartered accountants are figuring prominently in the booming gaming industry in Canada. Provincial governments are encouraging the growth of casinos because they depend on this industry to boost local economies by generating new income, creating more jobs and propping up sagging balance sheets. Among the many chartered accountants finding success in gaming are Windsor Casino VP and CFO Kevin Laforet and Casino de Montreal's assistant director general Andre Loubier.

All-expense-paid trips for gamblers are part of the marketing strategy of casinos throughout the world and 'junket reps' act as the liaison between casino marketing departments and proven premium players. [...]

'Some people say casino gambling is the best way to get new jobs. New industries and casino gambling simply do not go together. In the last few years, we have [...]

Boca Baton-based Casnio America's success will hinge on whether investors are willing to bet $100 million on a young company facing big competition. Feeling lucky, stranger? Then pull up a [...]

The chairman of Little Six Inc. sees gaming as a way to develop self-sufficiency, to instill self-worth, to end 200 years of misery Leonard Prescott, chairman of Little Six Inc. [...]

The Pequot Indians of southern Connecticut are set to open New England's first casino in their attempt to achieve financial independence. The casino, located in Ledyard, CT, will be named 'Foxwoods' and will bear the logo of the 'Fox People.' The $50 million facilities will include a spacious bingo parlor, a 100-gaming table casino, entertainment lounges and parking lots. The Pequots' new business venture is expected to do well because of its virtual monopoly status and its accessibility to approximately 24 million people. An annual gross of about $100 million is expected from gaming operations, earning for the tribe considerable profit. The local economy will also benefit from the creation of jobs, the influx of tourists and the increase in business for hotels.

P.T. Barnum was only half right; there is no free lunch unless you go to Vegas and get lucky. The other side of the proverbial coin, though, is that a [...]

Have you heard the one about the meeting planner who, when trying to plan an event at a Native American casino, found herself confused by unfamiliar tax laws and tribal [...]

The operations and management of Isle of Capri Casinos Inc of Biloxi, MS, are discussed in detail by president John Gallaway. The company is an operator of riverboat casinos.

The invitation was irresistible. 'Come visit the Casino of the Sun' it said. Have fun. It promised a detailed and lingering tour of a vast new $1 billion complex whose [...]

Research into the UK casino industry found about 46% of adults questioned had not visited a casino. Many of the UK operators are looking to expand overseas. They are affected by legislation which restricts advertising in the UK. Food and drink sales at casinos are not very profitable because for those people gambling large amounts food and drink is free. It is anticipated just below 12 million people will have visited a casino in 1998. Net spending by visitors to casinos is expected to have reached 545 million pounds sterling by the end of 1998.

The Wednesday evening gaming cruise aboard the new Casino Princesa in Miami has several hours left, but passenger Rebecca Benefiel isn't going back to the $1 slots below. She's dropped [...]

Lorraine McRae, Chief of the Mnjikaning First Nations community, won the 1996 Woman of the Year award in Orillia, Ontario. Her work in the community's casino makes her one of Canada's top women executives. She lost her Native American status when she married a non-Indian under a discriminatory clause of the 1876 Indian Act, which was revoked in 1985.